Jason D. Sommerville

Advent International LP (Advent) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1984 by Henry H. Haight. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Heartport, Inc. develops systems and procedures for heart surgery. The company's technologies allow surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures. Heartport was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

AdviceAmerica.com, Inc. provides web-based financial planning software. It offers financial planning software that delivers financial planning, automated advice, portfolio management, and asset allocation modeling. The company was founded by Purna Pareek in 1999 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Accelergy Corp. offers biodegradable specialty products and fuels. It specializes in the production of low carbon synthetic transportation fuels. The company was founded by Jane H. Chuan in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

SyntheSys Research, Inc. develops and manufactures test equipment analyzers. The company was founded on June 15, 1989 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Imergy Power Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures electrochemical energy storage systems. Its products include ESP5, ESP30 and ESP250. The company was founded in 2005 by Saroj Sahu and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Fusion Coolant Systems, Inc. provides coolant and lubrication systems. It offers patented CHiP Lube systems which are most significant advance in metalworking fluids. The firm systems reduce costs while simultaneously improving worker health and eliminating a toxic waste stream. The company was founded by Steven J. Skerlos on October 13, 2009 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

OK International, Inc. manufactures bench tools and equipment that are used in 3D printing, electronics and industrial product assembly. Its products range includes bench top soldering and disordering tools, array package rework equipment, fluid dispensing systems and accessories and fume extraction systems. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Cypress, CA.

Luxar Corp. designs and makes surgical and cosmetic lasers and related products. The company is based in Bothell, WA. The company was founded by Katherine D. Crothall. Luxar was acquired by ESC Medical Systems Ltd. on March 12, 1997 for $84.70 million.

Cleantech Group LLC develops and markets clean technologies as an investment category. It offers research and data, innovation pipeline, executive search and many more services. The firm provides solutions for investors, entrepreneurs, enterprises, service providers and economic development agencies. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Edeniq, Inc. operates as a biomaterials and sustainable fuels innovator. It integrates patented mechanical and biological processes to break down plant materials into sugars that become fuels and industrial materials. Its products include Cellunator, Pathway, and Cellulosic Sugars. The company was founded by Lawrence S. Gross in February 2008 and is headquartered in Visalia, CA.

Inventus Capital Partners (Inventus Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Kanwal Rekhi and John Robert Dougery. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, California.

Wealth India Financial Services Pvt Ltd. operates FundsIndia, an online transactional investment platform for Indian and NRI investors. Its platform enables users to invest in mutual fund, equity, and fixed deposit products. The company was founded by Srikanth Meenakshi and Chockanath Ramakrishnan Chandrasekar in 2009 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.

Aerophysics, Inc. offers laboratory research and development services. The company was founded by Lyon Bradley King in 2002 and is headquartered in Houghton, MI.

6k, Inc. engages in the development, commercialization, and implementation of plasma technologies for the production of nanomaterials. Its proprietary platform, UniMelt, enables customers to tailor ceramic, metal, or composite materials to their specifications. The company was founded by Kamal Hadidi in 2014 and is headquartered in North Andover, MA.

Material Impact Management LLC (Material Impact Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Carmichael Roberts and Adam Sharkawy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Actnano, Inc. provides nanocoatings that prevent damage and corrosion from water, oil, and dirt. The company was founded by Taymur Ahmad in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Folio Photonics Inc. engages in the design and development of optical data storage disc with two terabyte scale capacity. Its technology is based on a multi-layer disc produced by polymer co-extrusion, a manufacturing method used primarily for food packaging. The company was founded by Kenneth D. Singer in 2012 and is headquartered in Solon, OH.

Bloomer Health Tech, Inc. engages in the development of fabrics engineering to optimize health. Its product include women's bra that has tracking elements of cardiovascular disease which inform users about their electrocardiograms, pulse rates, respiratory rates, and heart rhythms. The company was founded by Alicia Chong R., Aceil Halaby, and Monica Abarca on March 30, 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

NextGen Jane, Inc. operates as a diagnostic startup that focuses on developing tests based on a patented tampon collection technology. It offers Smart Tampon platform that serves as a sentinel system in women's reproductive health. The company was founded by Ridhi Tariyal and Stephen Gire in 2014 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Lynq Technologies, Inc. provides the distance and direction to people in crowds, remote areas, festivals or anywhere under the open sky. The company was founded by Dave Shor, Matthew Misbin, and Jonathan Murray and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Nohbo LLC provides personal care It offers shampoo and body wash drops. The company was founded by Benjamin Stern on February 18, 2016 and is headquartered in Melbourne, FL.

SVQUAD is a syndicate of investors based in Silicon Valley that provides seed capital to first-time technology entrepreneurs in the US. SVQUAD is based in Monte Sereno, CA. The company invests in both B2B and B2C startups and provides ample capital for 18 to 24 months to reach a meaningful milestone, setting companies up to attract venture capital from series A investors. The company has assembled a syndicate of passive investors who provide supplemental capital, enabling it to lead seed rounds and engage deeply with entrepreneurs. SVQUAD was founded by Raj-Ann Rekhi Gill, B. V. Jagadeesh, Raju Reddy, Kanwal Rekhi, and Kanwal Rekhi has been the CEO since incorporation.

Soft Robotics, Inc. designs and builds soft robotic automation systems that can grasp and manipulate items of varying size, shape and weight with a single device. It also offers an ecosystem of robots, control systems, data and machine learning to enable the workplace of the future. The company was founded by Carmichael S. Roberts, Jr., Mitchell R. Zakin and George M. Whitesides in 2013 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.